Stevie incl. in Linda Ronstadt's R&R HoF Induction salute

now THIS is the Stevie that I love.

not sure how much i can handle but...stevie with the square mic the other night, stevie running to the mic almost missing her cue, stevie with that growly rasp several times in It's So Easy. I feel like we're back in the old days! Love it! I liked seeing that long skirt again. Seemed to fit her nicely.

Hopefully this performance get's the final edit in the HBO feature.

[ragrsrocalot]

Originally Posted by joe

now THIS is the Stevie that I love.

not sure how much i can handle but...stevie with the square mic the other night, stevie running to the mic almost missing her cue, stevie with that growly rasp several times in It's So Easy. I feel like we're back in the old days! Love it! I liked seeing that long skirt again. Seemed to fit her nicely.

Hopefully this performance get's the final edit in the HBO feature.

I agree. She looked so happy, and sounded great. They all did actually. Definitely loved the spunk she threw in there. She DID miss her cue. And, I thought for sure that her mic was going down @ 1:40. Even when they sang, When Will I Be Loved, she kind of touches Sheryl's shoulder, like this is SO COOL. It really was beautifully done by everyone. Carrie, Emmylou, Bonnie, Sheryl, Glen, the band, and of course, Stevie.

[Lee]

I loved this! Why did Stevie like hit Sheryl on the arm? They all sounded fantastic!

Lee

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by Lee

I loved this! Why did Stevie like hit Sheryl on the arm? They all sounded fantastic!

Lee

Some inside joke it looked to me.

[BombaySapphire3]

Great tribute to Linda...One thing that always amazes me is how little contact Stevie had with Linda back in the day..They are the two biggest female stars of 1970s California rock and knew many of the same people Waddy,the Eagles etc and yet they really don't know each other,I think that they are kind of polar opposites in the way that they approached stardom though .Stevie ate it up and still does and Linda was very reluctant about it.That could have something to do with it.

[Jondalar]

None of the women sounded great except Carrie.

[pryderi]

their harmonies were amazing

[markolas]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

They are the two biggest female stars of 1970s California rock and knew many of the same people

In the biblical sense!

I don't buy that they never met. Between the two of them, they ****ed every member of the Eagles (with quite a bit of overlap, I'm sure). That had to have met at least in passing.

[BombaySapphire3]

Originally Posted by markolas

In the biblical sense!

I don't buy that they never met. Between the two of them, they ****ed every member of the Eagles (with quite a bit of overlap, I'm sure). That had to have met at least in passing.

I don't really buy it either..Isn't there a story about Stevie and Linda sitting together at a Louise Goffin show in the very early 1980s and commenting on Louise's singing.Plus we all know how accurate Stevie's memory is.:

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by markolas

In the biblical sense!

I don't buy that they never met. Between the two of them, they ****ed every member of the Eagles (with quite a bit of overlap, I'm sure). That had to have met at least in passing.

So true. Those women acted like men.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

None of the women sounded great except Carrie.

Carrie sounded just fine to me.

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by nicole21290

My favourite bits are italicised. Just because I can.

Also, a new favourite from the books of 'Stevie Nicks Exaggerates': "You know, Fleetwood Mac had about 500 people in it, too. They weren't all there. All 900 guitar players didn't get inducted."

500 people in it, but 900 guitar players!? Maths isn't a strong suit either...

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...layed-20140411

By Kory Grow
April 11, 2014 1:38 AM ET

Fleetwood Mac frontwoman Stevie Nicks paid tribute to Linda Ronstadt at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Thursday night, along with an all-star lineup of women Ronstadt influenced, as Ronstadt was unable to make an appearance herself. Following performances by Carrie Underwood, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris and Sheryl Crow, Nicks sang Buddy Holly's "It's So Easy," which Ronstadt released as her own single 1977 album Simple Dreams, and the Everly Brothers' "When Will I Be Loved," a 1975 single for Ronstadt off her Heart Like a Wheel LP. Following her performance, she told Rolling Stone how Ronstadt left an indelible impression on her at an early age.

Why did you want to pay tribute to Linda Ronstadt?
Because Linda was one of the first artists that really caught my eye when I was in high school. And I really could sing just like her. I'm sure a lot of people could. Because if you study her, you can get her vibe. So I could sing "Different Drum." I couldn't sing it as good as Carrie Underwood just sang it, I have to say, God bless her. But I got it pretty good, and I could also play it on my guitar – and I'm not the best guitar player. But I learned it and I could sing it.

Linda was really a rock star, but she was tinged with the country thing. And so she figured out a way to blend those things. So she was rockin', and she hung out with the rockers, the rock bands. But she still had that little bit of country that went along with her. And, her voice was so spectacular that all the men surrounding her – Don Henley and Glenn Frey and Jackson Browne – that whole bunch of guys that was so fantastic. So she was like myself.

How else did you relate to her?
She was never gonna do a song she didn't love. Because I've gotten in terrible arguments with producers about a song that they'll give me, and they'll go, "This could be your next hit single." And I'm like, "I don't care because I hate it, and I'm not doing it." And huge arguments over that. And I'm sure Linda Ronstadt was the same way, where she'd say, "No, I'm not doing that song. I don't like it." So she was just strong.

And I think that when she was 15, 16, 17, she was probably just like me. She was marching through the halls of her high school going, 'Everybody should be moving aside right now, because, "Don't you know who I am? I'm Linda Ronstadt, future huge rock star." It's just in her. I watched her and I listened to her. And I loved all her songs and I got told great stories about her from all the amazing people that did know her. And I don't really know how she slipped through the cracks, and I never really got to meet her. I should've gotten to meet her. Anyway, she was just like the perfect storm of everything meeting at the same time in perfection when she hit the radio.

Did you speak with her before tonight? How did you come to sing in the tribute?
We were just asked. I think that me, Carrie, Sheryl, Emmylou, Bonnie – I think the five of us certainly had no idea that we'd be chosen to do this. But it was so great because I really think we were the perfect five to do it, and I think that Glenn Frey was the perfect person to induct her because they really were good friends. So he knew her really well.

What has the backstage scene been like for you?
Well, I couldn't even watch Cat Stevens because it was right before us. And I started crying. I met him last night at Jimmy Fallon, and I got a moment to tell him how inspirational he had been to Lindsey Buckingham and to myself. For Buckingham-Nicks, Cat Stevens was one of the people that we listened to daily and sang along to those songs and played those songs and harmonized to those songs. And they meant so much to us. I mean in so many ways, they meant so much to us, not just because they were good songs; to me, it was Cat Stevens, and that was huge for us. I told him that last night.

How did he reply?
He said, "You know, I'm so glad you told me that. Because how would I know? How would I know?" And he goes, "I'm thrilled that I influenced the two people in Fleetwood Mac. I'm thrilled to know that." And he was so sweet and gentle and loving and nice.

So tonight, when he started singing, I was gonna go out there and stand on the side of the stage and watch. I started crying. I couldn't do it because if you start to cry, you can't sing. So I had to walk away. I thought, "I'll watch it on HBO, because if I go out there, I will get hysterical." He's amazing.

I think that he should come back, because I think that somebody like Cat Stevens or Yusuf – whichever name he chooses to go by – I think his message of peace and love is great. And I think that it showed very much in that huge audience tonight that his music can promote peace and love, and he should do it because he can. And he can break hearts and he can make people listen to him. And that is magical. And he should do it. And I told him that.

Who else are you excited to see tonight?
I cannot miss Hall & Oates, because Hall & Oates are huge, huge, huge for me. I really just wanted to be an R&B singer, let's face it.

What were your thoughts on the Kiss situation? Did you talk to them at all about performing?
I did not. I just gave them kisses. No, my opinion was that they should have played. When we were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Lindsey's a little bit like, "OK, whatever." But let me tell you, when we walked up there and we were inducted, we stood up there and it is a moment like no other. Then you get to go and strum on your guitar and get your microphone and sing two or three songs to that audience on your day.

It is their loss that they didn't play, because the Kiss Army is out there, right now screaming for them. And they should have played for them, no matter how they felt about it. You know, Fleetwood Mac had about 500 people in it, too. They weren't all there. All 900 guitar players didn't get inducted. They weren't there. So the thing is, you know what? It's your moment. Take it. Go out there and play. It's the most important part. I like Kiss very much, and I think that they have done amazing. They're an amazing band.

Additional Reporting by Patrick Doyle

I think what she said about Cat Stevens was more touching than what she said about Linda Rondstadt. She made it seem to me that Linda's voice wasn't that special; that anyone could sing her songs. Just weird to me. She made it all about herself.

[michelej1]

Of course the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame doesn't care about this, but I was thinking how Linda Ronstadt singlehandedly brought classic music back, introducing a new audience to 50 year old ballads.

You didn't have Cher and Rod Stewart and Natalie Cole singing the old standards until What's New was such a spectacular success. Then, all the stars started to follow suit.

Michele

[DashingDan]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

She made it all about herself.

Quelle surprise!

[DashingDan]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Of course the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame doesn't care about this, but I was thinking how Linda Ronstadt singlehandedly brought classic music back, introducing a new audience to 50 year old ballads.

You didn't have Cher and Rod Stewart and Natalie Cole singing the old standards until What's New was such a spectacular success. Then, all the stars started to follow suit.

Michele

That's very true! My friend, back in the day, used to sardonically call LR a 'genre hopper'.